synlogic

synlogic, 17 days ago to random

right now someone somewhere is in process of building a new LLM service that is like ChatGPT but... Fox News ified. If you know what I mean.

We can predict they'll do it. I did anyway. Its human nature. And we know there are already slimy actors out there with billionaire or even trillionaire backers. Koch, Mercer, Thiel,.Musk, Putin -- just those guys alone but there are many more

synlogic, 17 days ago to random

@jake4480 sketching designs & concepts for a new game. Antikaos

set in Slartboz universe, but not Roguelike. more GUI. more education & political influence. and might try to run a Kickstarter to raise dev funds. might bomb, obvs, but prob wise to try at least once

very early, crude sketch of elements attached. helps me iterate on details in my mind's eye anyway

synlogic, 1 month ago to random

I dont like to speak negatively about anyone's health in public. But if there is one evil soul on this planet I'd make an exception for its #Trump

I think he's in... bad health. Really bad. Much worse than they've let on. Dementia symptoms worsening perhaps. Heart issues perhaps. I'm no doctor. But look at photos of him recently. Especially his face & eyes. Because thats where you can see it, typically, when someone is Unwell. And when their time is coming SOON.

I bet he will be gone by Nov

synlogic, 1 month ago to random

I prefer vim as my default code & text editor. Emacs does not fit my tastes as much but I respect it

Both emacs & vim have advantages over, say, VS Code (& any other commercial GUI IDE). Among them? Less screen clutter, less resource use, (often) better reaction latency, no network need/killswitch, always free, open source, and less victim to surveillance capitalism

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synlogic, 1 month ago to random

many Russian & Chinese names seen as maintainers or key commiter atributations of xz & liblzma:

Larhzu (username of "Lasse Collin")
Jia Tan
Chan Tsune
Wei Dai

Sergey Kosukhin
Igor Pavlov
Ilya Kurdyukov
Dimitri Papadopoulos

DISCLAIMER: This is NOT exhaustive search, just quick. And having one's name in this list does NOT imply guilt or malfeasance, and its possible its all an innocent coincidence! But given what we know about Chin & Rus gov backed hacking/infiltration attempts...

#cve20243094

synlogic, 2 months ago to HashtagGames

Cats vs Predator

#LesserKnownBroadwayMusicals #HashtagGames

synlogic, 2 months ago to Redis

if Antirez benefits financially from #Redis adding the commercial license version then I'm all for it. He does good quality work and gave us all a great tool FOR FREE for over a decade plus by now. He and the Redis team owe the rest of us nothing.

One of the biggest challenges in FOSS is achieving sustainability because there are so many freeloaders

I allow people to use my LatLearn lib today for free only because I see it helping my career longterm, maybe helping to lead to more paying work

synlogic, 2 months ago to random

@nyrath just a howdy! I played and loved SJG's Ogre and GEV as a kid. I ended up getting to stand near SJ at a GDC party once but I was too intimidated to say hello to him haha

oh also I've got a kind of rough homage to an Ogre tank in my game Slartboz. though I call it a Goliath-class Cybernetic Main Battle Tank in it. but really, spiritually, its a SJ Ogre

synlogic, 2 months ago to HashtagGames

Skip To My Lou Reed

#NurseryRhymeABandOrArtist #HashtagGames

synlogic, 2 months ago to HashtagGames

Mary Mary Quite Contrary Honestly I'm Out Of Ideas For This One Dammit

#NurseryRhymeABandOrArtist #HashtagGames

synlogic, 2 months ago to HashtagGames

Jack & Jill Went Running Up That Hill

by Kate Bush. and featured in the very best moments in Stranger Things S4

#NurseryRhymeABandOrArtist #HashtagGames

UPDATED: fixed s3 to s4. thanks for catch!

synlogic, 2 months ago to random

@jake4480 just emailed you. so you know its me

synlogic, 2 months ago to golang

does your codebase need some #performance upgrades?

is it in #Golang #C #Python or #Java ?

have budget? could I do the work remotely?

ping me

synlogic, 2 months ago to random

today's #SCOTUS decision, that effectively says #Trump can be on the ballot despite being a #Russian #traitor who clearly attempted a #coup would have more #credibility if #Thomas had been recused

He was not. He signed in on it. His own wife clearly was part of the #traitorous #insurrection

This SCOTUS has no moral #authority or credibility. Going forward I'll consider them #complicit to the ongoing Russian #treason op

My hopes have dimmed a lot that the #US will remain free by Jan 2025

synlogic, 2 months ago to golang

I'm available for paying work

software engineering

remote

now

will jump in fast, solve and ship

https://github.com/mkramlich/portfolio/blob/master/sw-eng-MikeKramlich.md

#Go
#Golang
#Python
#Java
#C
#Linux

#performance
#scale
#scaling
#scalalability
#observability
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#tuning
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#hire
#hireme
#FediHire
#avail
#work
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#job
#jobhunt
#jobhunting
#consulting
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#gigs

synlogic, 2 months ago to random

The Roguelike Rule of Thumb
https://synystron.substack.com/p/the-roguelike-rule-of-thumb

NOTE: This is an expanded version from the original. I drill into more details and address more FAQ and common criticisms and supposed traps in the endless debate.

someone asked on HN "so... what makes something Rogue-like anyway?" and since I didnt feel like screaming in public AND was unable to reach out and slap them, in private, with a large rotting salmon I instead wrote this extension on my blog

@jake4480
@buru5
@isaackuo

#Roguelike

synlogic, 2 months ago to Games

RULE OF THUMB (OBSERVED):

if you make a computer game "these days" and you call it a Rogue-like, and, if you are under the age of 40-45 or so, then:

it is (almost certainly & nearly always) NOT A FUCKING Rogue-like!!!!!!

"Kids, get off my lawn."

I will not be taking questions. Please respect my family's wishes at this sensitive time. Thank you all for coming to my TED Talk today...

#Rogue
#Roguelike
#games
#history
#trends
#hipsters
#definitions
#ignorance
#naivete
#youth

CC @jake4480

synlogic, 3 months ago to DigitalNomadHub

any paying dev #work in #Mastodon or #ActivityPub ecosystem, in #Golang, #Python, #Java or #C ?

I have avail to jump in fast, solve and deliver

synlogic, 3 months ago to UI

I've never understood the need for a formal #UI / #UX #designer. I've been doing it since a kid, anyway. and have not been impressed by the output of professionals

#artists, yes

synlogic, 3 months ago to Russia

David Rothkopf "goes there"

pointing boldly at The Elephant in the Room

he says #Trump and the #Republican party are #Russian #traitors actively working to do the bidding of #Putin

I've been saying that about Trump for like 6+ years now

glad to see more people realizing it and having the courage to say it

https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-vote-for-trump-is-a-vote-for-putinand-a-world-in-danger

Americans are in DIRE DANGER

The urgency is growing each day...

TAKE ACTION

#treason
#GOP
#Russia
#Kremlin
#coup
#insurrection
#sedition
#ManchurianCandidate

synlogic, 3 months ago to random

The #US is in dire danger of collapsing into #dictatorship. If #Trump becomes #President again

I want to build, launch & operate a web app which will try convincing more folks to NOT #vote for him. I MUST try!

However it would require me to put a LOT of time and work into it. And I CANNOT afford to do that for ZERO pay. I got bills to pay: need to eat, keep roof over my head, etc

You can HELP me do that by sending me a donation

I can take #donations via CashApp here:

https://cash.app/$mk2022akmar/

synlogic, 3 months ago to random

I wanted to give a shoutout to & strong recommendation for the Mastodon account run by @Nonilex

it has a strong "signal-to-noise" ratio and its always about things important to the US

I love it!

I do hope she/they are getting some kind of compensation behind the scenes to provide it. but if not, if its truly just a work of passion, I have even greater respect and appreciation for it

highly recommended! especially for those who like to stay on top of all things Trump

#Trump
#recommendations

synlogic, 3 months ago to random

I have sympathy for Israel. And the 1,500 souls who were minding their own damn business on October 7th, in peace, but were then raped, tortured, murdered or kidnapped that day, by Gazans from Gaza, in a surprise raid and without any formal warning in advance

I have no sympathy for Gaza since. oh boo hoo hoo...

synlogic, 3 months ago to programming

need an extra hand for your Go codebase?

need perf improvements to your software?

have a legacy Heisenbug in need of squashing?

want a mature, senior programmer with multiple areas of expertise and a proven & public record of shipping?

have budget for professional?

can they work remotely 100%?

CONTACT ME NOW

I'd love to jump in fast and help! I solve and ship

#programming
#Go
#Golang
#latency
#performance
#tuning
#optimization
#availablenow
#forhire
#contracting
#consulting
#remotework

synlogic, 3 months ago to random

Programmer For Hire
https://synystron.substack.com/p/programmer-for-hire

it me